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Starter solenoid current?
On 03/11/2011 1:35 AM, Bernd Felsche wrote:
> > wrote: > >> On 11/2/2011 3:45 AM, Bernd Felsche wrote: >>> Something I don't know ... and can't seem to find out all that >>> easily. >>> >>> I'm trying to figure out the current draw by the starter solenoid, >>> (not the starter motor) at terminal 50. >>> >>> It's powered through the ignition switch in the Golf GTI but the 4mm >>> wiring has me baffled. That's too much current to go through a >>> little ignition switch if the wire is sized for current capacity. >>> >>> So I assume it's sized to avoid voltage drop, which leaves me none >>> the wiser regarding the current actually drawn by the starter >>> solenoid. > >> I believe you will find there is a relay in the circuit. What year >> Golf is it? BTW, yes, it is a lot of current--more than one might >> expect. > > 1990. There's 4mm wiring into and out of the ignition switch when I > last had that part of the sah and steering column uncovered. > > Current flow diagrams (two sources) draw it as direct-wired. > No relay. Most starter relays are no more 30amps so that suggests the current is less than 30amps on most cars. Not having a relay is most unusual but it is a VW. Are you trying to fix a fault, why do you need to know how much current its drawing? Daryl |
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